Residents will start moving into 9 new council-rented flats in Carden Hill, Hollingbury later this month.
The development has transformed a long-derelict brownfield site into new council homes for social rent, providing much-needed affordable housing for local people.
The homes are a mix of one and 2-bedroom flats and are being let to people on the city’s housing register.
They include sustainable design features, with energy-efficient glazing and air source heat pumps providing heating and hot water for all flats.
Residents will benefit from private outdoor space and a communal roof garden. The development also includes cycle storage and is very handily placed for local bus stops just outside.
Councillor Gill Williams, Brighton & Hove City Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing, said: “It’s fantastic to see more new council homes ready for residents.
“This is a lovely building and I was struck by the quality of the build. Each flat has an air source heat pump for underfloor heating and they’re really nicely finished. I’d like to thank our contractor Trinity Homes for doing such an excellent job.
“These are new council-rented homes the city so desperately needs and we hope the residents moving in will be very happy there.”
The project is the latest completed scheme under Brighton & Hove City Council’s New Homes for Neighbourhoods building programme, which is providing much-needed additional council housing.
Other current projects include 222 new council homes and a new community hub in Moulsecoomb and 2 developments about to begin in Portslade.
